Mr Lee said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the decision vindicates "our belief that Shengwu has raised serious issues that need proper consideration".

He said: "The Court of Appeal will have the opportunity in open court to consider - for the first time - whether Singapore courts have jurisdiction outside the country in the circumstances of his case."

The A-G started proceedings against Mr Li for contempt on Aug 21 last year, over a Facebook post he put up on July 15. In it, he said "the Singapore Government is very litigious and has a pliant court system".

The post was related to a family dispute which involved his father, his aunt Lee Wei Ling and PM Lee, over the fate of the Oxley Road home of their late father Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding prime minister.

One of the key issues that will be argued before the Court of Appeal is whether a procedural rule - which specifically allows court papers for contempt to be served outside Singapore - can be applied retroactively.

The Straits Times

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